TAR interviews Shane Van Boening/ 45 min Video Interview

atthecat said:
I liked the interview a lot. I wish it got into more specifics though. We never really hear about the subtle aspects of pool which it is really all about. Like, exactly how he approaches his break? Where he hits the cue and how he raises his body up before he sling shots is arm through way past the joint. How he tackles deflection? Stance? Pre-shot ruitine?
Being relaxed? General phylosiphy on pocketing balls?
We need details not general answers! But I did enjoy it anyway.
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I can tell you from personal experience what those answers would of been like "I hit it until I make balls and control the cue ball"

Shane is not tied up in the technical minutiae of the game...he doesn't know the diameter of his shaft....he changes his tip when something " feels fishy "...he plays by feel and experience. He is one of those players that just does not easily translate what he is doing on a shot into words...he just does it. Trust me I ask him all the time, more often than not he doesn't even answer just shrugs like "I just do it like that"

That is why I did not get into the subjects of which you speak.
 
MJ_Ro said:
I can't deny i Love DIVX to, but for some reason this video buffers way way way to slow. I am trying for 2 days to watch it from start to finish and couldn't do so yet. I hate trying to watch like 30 to 50 sec everytime i want to see it :(.
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It will be up on AZBtv soon.
 
Justin,

Thank you for all the time and effort you put into everything The Action Report touches. It certainly shows in the quality of the final product. Great interview...well-organized with great sound & video. Keep it up and enjoy the DCC. I will have to live it vicariously through your live streaming video since I can?t make it this year. Thanks for doing that too.

Dave
 
For anyone that trouble with viewing the DivX version, the whole interview is up on AZBtv. It is in the "Misc." category on the AZBtv page or you you can see it on the AZ main page. It is the first video listed in the embeded player on the upper right.
 
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softshot said:
Fantastic Interview, it made it all worth it to see a top pro say Bar box 8-ball requires more skill than 9-ball...

best of luck to Shane in "08
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That's a statement I never thought i'd hear a 9 ball champion like Shane make.....

James
 
hi

and one pocket and 14.1 requires more knowledge and execution than 9ball on a 9 ft or bar table anything put together trust me ive played them all.
 
When people ask for "specifics" I think they are asking about the science of the sport. When you talk to a champion IMHO it is not the science but the art, the subjective aspect of it. To talk to Luther Lassiter about shaft size and tip requirements and stance would be missing the whole point. Ask your teacher. Thats why there are teachers and inventors. Shane is an inventor. Efren is an inventor. It is their imagination and approach we are interested in. We really want to see Shane as the man and he says it best. "I challenge myself" and "I get better after I lose". These are the real specifics.
The way Shane runs a table is beautiful, often not the "right" way i.e.to Grady and Billy's surprise, get a teacher to explain how he does it. But enjoy him as not only a cueist but as a man with a far reaching vision of the game.
Like Doyle Brunson says in his book on poker. Its 10% mathematics but it is 90% art.
 
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JCIN said:
I can tell you from personal experience what those answers would of been like "I hit it until I make balls and control the cue ball"

Shane is not tied up in the technical minutiae of the game...he doesn't know the diameter of his shaft....he changes his tip when something " feels fishy "...he plays by feel and experience. He is one of those players that just does not easily translate what he is doing on a shot into words...he just does it. Trust me I ask him all the time, more often than not he doesn't even answer just shrugs like "I just do it like that"

That is why I did not get into the subjects of which you speak.
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How about bringing a digital caliper/micrometer to your next meeting with Shane and measuring the diameter of his shaft. I know about the hour glass shape effect that comes from years of shooting with a shaft. It sure seems that some quality playing can be had with the hour glass shape. Maybe it is just that you get used to playing with a shaft but I always wonder. I have also often wondered if that shape should be duplicated on purpose. Would love to know measurements every 1", from the tip on down, millimeters to the hundreths (12.75mm etc).

Thanks,
JoeyA
 
yobagua said:
HAHAHHAHA!!!!! Joey you crack me up! Happy New Year!!!
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Glad you enjoyed it. Smorgassbored taught me everything I know.
JoeyA
 
That's a statement I never thought i'd hear a 9 ball champion like Shane make.....

James
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i don't think he's right, but it does show yet again and example of nine ball losing respect under modern conditions nowadays.
 
I just watched the interview. Now I am really pumped for Derby City. Thanks guys keep up the good work.
Kevin
 
I finally had the time to watch the interview last night. Shane comes off as very likeable and humble.

It's funny that pool has a poor image, but I can't picture these guys on 'roids or fighting pitbulls. LOL.

Justin- you did a really nice job with this. Keep up the good work!

David
 
SCCues said:
That's a statement I never thought i'd hear a 9 ball champion like Shane make.....

James
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It's true, more congestion, traffic, variables...makes perfect sense to me. 8-ball on a bar table has all the right variables, on a 9 foot its not 8 ball. Just thinking of different outs after many hours of play takes its toll, let alone executing them.
 
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